State Ranking

#344

Statewide High School Ranking: The Academy at Central is ranked #344 out of 518
of the best high schools
in North Carolina (34th percentile).
Click the link to see all 518 high schools.

Overall, The Academy at Central is a 4-star school (on a scale of 1 to 10 stars) based on
CarolinaSchoolHub’s analysis. The school is located in
Guilford County, NC. The Academy at Central has an enrollment of approximately 130 students and serves grades 9-12. Below you’ll find information about this school’s test scores and more.

90.1(Exceeded Growth)

Student Growth Score: The Academy at Central had a Student Growth Score of 90.1. This placed The Academy at Central in the 83rd percentile of 2410 North Carolina public schools with student growth data available. NCDPI’s growth score measures how well schools grow student achievement over time. Scores range from 50.0 to 100.0 - with 100.0 indicating the highest growth in student achievement and 50.0 indicating the lowest.

North Carolina Letter Grades

North Carolina Overall Letter Grade

Please note: The state of North Carolina assigns letter grades to public schools, on an A through F scale.

North Carolina Standardized Tests

Average ACT Scores

Subject

Average Score atThis SchoolAverage Score

This School's StatePercentile RatingState Percentile

State Average ofAll NC SchoolsState Average

English

15.8

33rd

17.5

Math

17.7

31st

18.9

Reading

17.5

32nd

19.1

Science

17.8

36th

18.8

Writing

5.7

48th

5.6

Nearly all North Carolina public and charter school students who are enrolled in grade 11 for the first time are required to take the ACT. In the chart above, you can get a sense for how the average ACT scores at Dorothy Kendall Kearns Academy at HPC stack up against those of other high schools in North Carolina.

End of Course Scores

EOC Biology

< 5% - Level 5
(Superior)

< 5% - Level 5
(Superior)

36% - Level 4
(Solid)

36% - Level 4
(Solid)

21% - Level 3

21% - Level 3

29% - Level 2

29% - Level 2

11% - Level 1

11% - Level 1

EOC English 2

< 5% - Level 5
(Superior)

< 5% - Level 5
(Superior)

48% - Level 4
(Solid)

48% - Level 4
(Solid)

16% - Level 3

16% - Level 3

26% - Level 2

26% - Level 2

10% - Level 1

10% - Level 1

EOC Math I

7% - Level 5
(Superior)

7% - Level 5
(Superior)

68% - Level 4
(Solid)

68% - Level 4
(Solid)

13% - Level 3

13% - Level 3

10% - Level 2

10% - Level 2

< 5% - Level 1

< 5% - Level 1

Average SAT Scores

Subject

Average Score at This SchoolAverage Score

Reading

514

Math

503

Composite Score

1017

SAT Participation Rate

36 %

Dorothy Kendall Kearns Academy at HPC had an average SAT score of 1017 (math and reading combined). This means the school’s average SAT scores ranked #157 out of 491 NC high schools (68th percentile). On this site, you can see the SAT scores of North Carolina high schools. The SAT participation rate at Dorothy Kendall Kearns Academy at HPC was 36% in our most recently available data. Above you can also see how the school’s ACT scores compare to other schools in North Carolina.

Students

Student Enrollment Trend

Diversity Indicators

American Indian - N/A

American Indian - N/A

Asian - N/A

Asian - N/A

Black - 53%

Black - 53%

Hispanic - 21%

Hispanic - 21%

Two or More Races - N/A

Two or More Races - N/A

White - 13%

White - 13%

Please note: The numbers above represent combined percentages of end-of-grade and end-of-course tests taken by students at The Academy at Central for the 2016-2017 school year, as reported by the NCDPI. Actual percentages of students may vary somewhat from those indicated.

School test scores, student data and teacher data are from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) information for the 2016-2017 school year. Rankings for The Academy at Central and other area schools were developed by CarolinaSchoolHub.